asylum
noun
uk/əˈsaɪ.ləm/us/əˈsaɪ.ləm/asylumnoun(PROTECTION)
[U]
protectionorsafety,especiallythat given by agovernmenttopeoplewho have beenforcedtoleavetheirowncountriesfortheirsafetyor because ofwar:
(尤指政治)避难,庇护toseek/applyforpoliticalasylum寻求/申请政治避难
Protection and protectors
- adopt
- adoptable
- aegis
- anti-shark
- anti-skid
- chaperone
- custodian
- CVV
- cybersecurity
- defence mechanism
- den mother
- doorkeeper
- precaution
- preservationist
- rewilding
- ring-fence
- safe space
- safeguarding
- safekeeping
- witness protection
asylumnoun(HOSPITAL)
[C]old use
ahospitalforpeoplewithmentalillnesses:
精神病院alunaticasylum精神病院
Medical places & organizations
- A & E
- accident and emergency
- aid station
- biotech
- birth centre
- blood bank
- clinic
- consulting room
- dispensary
- institutional
- madhouse
- maternity ward
- NICU
- NIH
- non-hospital
- out of hoursidiom
- outpatients
- PICU
- socialized medicine
- ward